Iris Fanger

Theater Review: New York Round-Up — “Junk,” The Red Shoes,” “The Band’s Visit”

November 17, 2017
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The irony implied by Junk after the curtain goes down is the realization that white collar crime does pay.

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Dance Review: A Ratmansky Evening at New York City Ballet

May 11, 2017
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Two works by one of the most-in-demand choreographers of our time received powerhouse performances from the New York City Ballet.

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Theater Review: New York Stage Round-up — “Indecent,” “Sweat,” and “Bandstand.”

May 10, 2017
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Sweat and Indecent serve as forceful reminders that art matters — as if proof was needed.

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Dance Review: American Ballet Theatre’s Eye-Popper of a “Sleeping Beauty”

June 17, 2015
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Few companies can do pageantry quite like ABT, buoyed by its vast resources as well as on this occasion the company’s desire to celebrate its 75th anniversary with panache.

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Fuse in New York: “An American in Paris” and “Wolf Hall,” Parts One and Two

April 19, 2015
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Today’s Broadway is at its best presenting blockbuster spectacles like Wolf Hall and An American in Paris.

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Fuse Theater Review: The Hypocrites’ “Mikado” — A Theatrical Wow

April 2, 2015
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Don’t miss the “joyous shout and ringing cheer” of this delightfully boisterous version of The Mikado.

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Dance Review: Sarasota Ballet Will Perform New England Premieres at Jacob’s Pillow

March 5, 2015
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The Sarasota Ballet will make its New England debut at Jacob’s Pillow in August with a program that includes two works of mid-20th century choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton.

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Theater Review: Samuel Beckett’s “Happy Days” — Soldiering On Through the Void

November 20, 2014
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Brooke Adams portrays Winnie as the ultimate smiley face; her husband, Tony Shalhoub, is little more than another prop weathering her on-going babble.

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Dance Review: Pilobolus Provides Plenty of Joie de Vivre at Citi Shubert Theatre

October 29, 2014
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An evening with Pilobolus is among the most viewer-friendly of dance experiences.

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Theater Review: “Living on Love” or Froth?

July 21, 2014
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Incomparable opera diva Renée Fleming makes her debut as a stage actress — playing an impossible opera diva — in playwright Joe DiPietro’s sliver of a comedy Living on Love.

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